Nitish Kumar Reddy made headlines with a stunning maiden hundred at MCG’s father and his father Mutyala Reddy, met Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar a day after his son smashed a memorable ton in the ongoing Boxing Day Test against Australia. In a heartwarming video, he was seen touching Sunil Gavaskar’s feet as well.

Notably, Nitish came to bat after Rishabh Pant was dismissed on Day 3 of the fourth Test in the five-match series on Saturday, December 28. He reached his fifty in the second session and later celebrated his maiden Test century with a boundary too. Nitish dedicated his first-ever Test ton to his father.

Nitish Kumar Reddy’s family meet the great Sunil Gavaskar @abcsport #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/hUBOghxM2e

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However, Sunil Gavaskar became emotional while speaking with Nitish Kumar Reddy’s parents as well. He added that he knows the significant sacrifices made by the family. Gavaskar further added that Indian cricket had gained a true gem in Nitish because of them.

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“”Mujhe maloom hai aap logo kitna sactfice kiya hai. Aapki wajah se mere aankhon mey aansu aa rahe they. Aapke wajah se Bharat ko ye heera mila hai (We know how much he has sacrificed. He has struggled a lot. Because of you, I am tearing up. Because of you, India has got a diamond, Indian cricket has got a diamond,” said Gavaskar.

Meanwhile, Nitish’s sister, Tejaswi Reddy, translated for her mother, who said, “She never imagined that she will be in this place with these legends. She is unable to express her feeling. She is unable to believe even now that my brother is playing at such a big ground and has played such a big inning,” Tejaswi Reddy said.

“My father is very happy. He is thanking everyone name by name. Because of everyone we are here, because of Nitish we are here. We’ll always be thankful to everyone,” Tejaswi added.